Preamble you can skip to the actual report, or read on to find out why and how… Early June is a birthday month in this house, the Dartmoor Discovery falling on the first weekend, and the classic quarter falling on the second. One of these weekends has to have a birthday party. I have had… Read More »
So, after 10 days rest from my Hope 24 run, and a gentle running restart (back up to 25-30 miles a week + 10 miles a week on the bike) I have had some time to help my extensor flexor muscles and tendons heal and mull over the event. My first major observation is that… Read More »
In 2012, my running diary has 2 runs in it – a total of 9 miles. I was clearly so unwell, that I had no energy to even run – something I loved to do. In 2013 I thought, I will try harder, I ran well in January, February and March, but just had no… Read More »
With more than 1200 miles run in training, with more than enough experimenting with nutrition and with an unfathomable amount of patience and quite support from my family and friends, I am just four days away from my first 24-hour run. I have a strategy of sorts, a target number of laps, a crew, but most… Read More »
It is easy to spend an age talking about the smallest details of things. In another passion of mine, photography and film making, the internets are littered with people who seem to know every minute detail about a camera, or a codex, or how the Bayer Pattern Filter works, or blah blah blah. There is… Read More »
The title says it all! Back along I wrote about my shoe lust list, and as training for Hope24 kicks into gear and I run more trails I am trying to narrow down my choices for ultra distance training and racing shoes. I have been refining that list a little – based on the last… Read More »
Checking through September running stats I see I have run about 75 miles in my £35 Skechers GoBionic shoes. While these are an old shoe (2011 or 12 I guess), there are still a few places selling them at great prices, so it is probably worth talking about them. The Skinny: A great shoe, that is… Read More »